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Biography

Paperback. The son of a shepherd from the Scottish borders, Thomas Telford rose to be the greatest engineer in Victorian Britain. His life spanned one of the most dynamic periods in British history, the decades of the industrial revolution, and no one contributed more to making Britain the 'workshop of the world'. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGT; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945769
ISBN
9780750945769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. A brilliant, perceptive biography of the father and son who initiated the age of the railway. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGT; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655215
ISBN
9781445655215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Landscape with Machines: The First Part of his Autobiography Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970167
ISBN
9780750970167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Landscape with Canals: The Second Part of His Autobiography Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970174
ISBN
9780750970174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. This biography traces the life, times and monumental achievements of Brunel, the man who helped to build modern Britain. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; TB; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140117523
ISBN
9780140117523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. This book traces Brunel's life and career, the man of immense energy who came to dominate civil engineering in the 19th century and whose legacy can still be seen nearly two centuries later. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750942942
ISBN
9780750942942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Hardback. "Ex-libris, with stamps." Keywords: Biography
Format
Hardback
Publisher
W. H. Allen & Co. London
Condition
Used, Acceptable
SKU
KEX0190825
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: American Philological Association Philological Monographs. Num Pages: 676 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; DN; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555401115
ISBN
9781555401115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.83

Hardback. 68pp
Publisher
Modern Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTK0097942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. It offers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the themes, preoccupations and narrative strategies of a diverse range of writers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGL; DQ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230296367
ISBN
9780230296367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Paperback. Presents an expose of the CIA in which the author accuses the organization of using brutal tactics to maintain security during the Cold War, including sabotaging the Eisenhower-Khrushchev talks and assassinating President Kennedy to keep the United States in Vietnam. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082840
ISBN
9781616082840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.69

Paperback. Series: Fighter pilots. Num Pages: 200 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579779
ISBN
9780907579779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 497.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062274762
ISBN
9780062274762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.85

Hardcover.
Publisher
New Era Publications International APS Denmark
Number of pages
190
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788764935141
ISBN
9788764935141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.73

Hardback. Part memoir, part cultural history, this book tells the history of homebuilding in America over the past 100 years, told through twelve modest houses that the author knows intimately. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w throughout, 10 drawings, 80 photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WKDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taunton Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600854026
ISBN
9781600854026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. An account of the author's life with the atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, that covers Fermi's early childhood interest in science, and his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, their emigration to the United States in the 1930s, their experiences in America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 33 halftones, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA; PHM; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243672
ISBN
9780226243672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. Kyra Vayne was born in Petrograd in 1916. Her White Russian parents fled to London when she was a small child, amid scenes of great chaos. She became a singer and at the height of her career Kyra appeared with some of the greats of the era including Gigli, Gobbi, Bergonzi and the young Janet Baker. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRA0010848
ISBN
9781900850278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTP; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394774
ISBN
9780888394774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780873327732
ISBN
9780873327732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardcover. The widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle shares their private journey, a moving and universal chronicle of love and family, service and patriotism, grief and sacrifice, faith and purpose. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
William Morrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062398086
ISBN
9780062398086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. Follows Mary Decker and Zola Budd through their lives and careers, telling the story behind the controversy of their collision at the 1984 Olympics. Olympic Collision relives one of the most famous incidents in Olympic history, its legacy, and what has happened to both athletes since. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290846
ISBN
9780803290846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.91

Paperback. A bold innovator who redefined contemporary opera Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 4 charts, discography. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078873
ISBN
9780252078873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. W. E. B. Du Bois never felt so at home as when he was a student in Berlin. Germany was the first place white people had treated him as an equal. But anti-Semitism was prevalent, and Du Bois' challenge, says Kwame Anthony Appiah, was to take the best of German intellectual life without its parochialism--to steal the fire without getting burned. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPS; JFSL3; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724914
ISBN
9780674724914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Why does a particular landscape move us? What is it that attaches us to a particular place? From Where We Stand is an eloquent exploration of the connections we have with places-and the loss to us if there are no such connections. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610724
ISBN
9780815610724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.43

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